If you disagree, can you name a single significant open source desktop application that originated on the Mac and is now cross platform (supporting Windows, Mac and Linux at least)? Handbrake.
Please note though that I'm not particularly up on the politics here, but handbrake is a brilliant, once mac-only, video conversion tool.
If you mean remote as in a share on your network, you can enable using Time Machine on SMB & NFS shares by entering "defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1" in a console.
The fact that you take twitter seriously says enough. This is is a guy who uses sockpuppets to peddle his lies around , in plain sight even, but still you'd prefer to think that MS has a "troll slashdot" department.
For the record, I've used Linux on the desktop for a couple of years, on and off before that, and I mod Twitter/Erris down any chance I get. Why? Because he's harming more than helping. Whatever his intentions are, lies and half-truths are never the way to achieve anything. Yes, even if the other guy is doing it.
Ndiswrapper isn't really a driver though is it, it's just a stop-gap hack to use the Windows drivers under Linux. So no, that would not be a good example of a Linux driver.
I think he was reffering to cost aswell. When I started, about a year in to the game, you were all set for 40, now depending on where and when you buy it it'll set you back between 60 and 80. With the next expansion that'll probably be anywhere between 100-130 before you've even paid your first months subscription. So that's two or three other games you could have bought.
Err, not really. Although they started at the same time and might have even inspired each other, Action Man is completely separate from GI Joe, the only similarity being that they're both soldiers.
I too get really annoyed with this reasoning myself. I work in the automotive industry, in a very highly unionised environment and I don't think this has ever seriously impacted on the company's ability to produce quality.
It was only when a large American car manufacturer bought up the group I work for, that we saw a marked increase in defects, both from the suppliers being squeezed and on their own production line where workers were being squeezed.
I'd say my point is, unions aren't required for a decent work force but they certainly don't have to impact on performance/quality either unless paying a decent wage is seen as an impact.
Well, it can do that. Even automagically resolves dependencies. Not that you'd care as you're just an anonymous troll but I thought I'd clarify for the non-loonies reading this.
Look, I appreciate that you're being friendly and offering help and all but really, do you think typing in/code makes you look cool or something? Cause really, it doesn't. Just reciprocating the friendliness.
Except videogames have been "pushing the envelope of appropriateness since its inception" too. And film went through some pretty dark times too before coming to be the all-swearing, all-bleeding, all-nude eyegasm that is today.
I can sort of see where you're going with board games, but I don't think rugby or American football, as played at the adult level, would be appropriate for children. So we have five-a-side and stuff like that for the kids existing alongside the adult version.
Just thinking aloud really, I can see where you're coming from but I doubt videogames will go the way of Monopoly et al.
twisting your arm to offer your programs online Taxes are like that. UK citizens have spent almost a quarter billion dollars on iPlayer based on M$ DRM, while letting their free player rot. Do you have a source for that? Sounds like a ridiculously huge amount especially when according to wikipedia spending on bbc.co.uk is 37 million GBP (assuming it falls under this department, otherwise it's even cheaper).
A long way from a quarter of a billion dollars (Dr Evil BBC olol)
Can't believe this hasn't been pointed out yet but neither iD nor Valve are exactly garage enterprises. These are pretty big companies and you know, I find it really hard to believe that this never went past a lawyer. Programmers don't have to know anything at all about licenses and stuff like that because that's what the rest of the company is for.
Completely OT but what is that little/. icon I can see next to the friend/foe marker? Is that a new thing or am I just spectacularly dense? Also, what is it for? Surely if I'm reading the comments here I know how to find the front page?;)
TIA if you find the time to answer these burning questions. Inquiring minds need to know!
Thanks for that. I wonder if that's more due to poor infrastructure or really the lawless wasteland that is Belgium. Just seems to me (as a Belgian) that I don't notice a higher % of people, either in my RL or on-line dealings, that I run in to an unusually larger percentage of Belgians downloading stuff.
Same reason the EU had anti-trust actions against Microsoft. If you want to do business in the E.U. you have to abide by (some) of its laws.
I say some as I haven't seen the EU take action against Nike for using child-labour in sweatshops, which I'm pretty sure is illegal in the EU. If anyone could explain the difference I'd appreciate it.
That's like the third time you've used that link to make that that point, but I feel it does bear pointing out that nVidia has had issues with MS over the last few years. Officialy and quite publicly over patents concerning the original Xbox graphics card, but the conspiracy theorist in me also thinks of the rather nice linux support they have, especially compared to ATI.
Don't really know if this long, rambling piece actually has a point any more so I'll just post anonymously;)
He didn't say MS shouldn't steal others ideas (everyone does it), he's saying that the guy is making a flawed statement, highlighting his lack of experience with anything non-windows. If he knew anything about the _ancient_ *nix security model, he wouldn't act like this is some amazing ms invention.
Also saying that if you wouldn't use anyone else's ideas, you'd use linux is incredibly funny, as linux is, at it's most basic level, a reverse-engineered unix.
Yeah cus the first thing I think when I'm reading an article is what colour the authors' hair is. Seriously though, how would you find good content just by what people look like? I guess these kinds of people watch RocketBoom or whatever it's called to get their tech news.
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Please note though that I'm not particularly up on the politics here, but handbrake is a brilliant, once mac-only, video conversion tool.
If you mean remote as in a share on your network, you can enable using Time Machine on SMB & NFS shares by entering "defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1" in a console.
The fact that you take twitter seriously says enough. This is is a guy who uses sockpuppets to peddle his lies around , in plain sight even, but still you'd prefer to think that MS has a "troll slashdot" department.
For the record, I've used Linux on the desktop for a couple of years, on and off before that, and I mod Twitter/Erris down any chance I get. Why? Because he's harming more than helping. Whatever his intentions are, lies and half-truths are never the way to achieve anything. Yes, even if the other guy is doing it.
Ndiswrapper isn't really a driver though is it, it's just a stop-gap hack to use the Windows drivers under Linux. So no, that would not be a good example of a Linux driver.
I think he was reffering to cost aswell. When I started, about a year in to the game, you were all set for 40, now depending on where and when you buy it it'll set you back between 60 and 80. With the next expansion that'll probably be anywhere between 100-130 before you've even paid your first months subscription. So that's two or three other games you could have bought.
Err, not really. Although they started at the same time and might have even inspired each other, Action Man is completely separate from GI Joe, the only similarity being that they're both soldiers.
I too get really annoyed with this reasoning myself. I work in the automotive industry, in a very highly unionised environment and I don't think this has ever seriously impacted on the company's ability to produce quality.
It was only when a large American car manufacturer bought up the group I work for, that we saw a marked increase in defects, both from the suppliers being squeezed and on their own production line where workers were being squeezed.
I'd say my point is, unions aren't required for a decent work force but they certainly don't have to impact on performance/quality either unless paying a decent wage is seen as an impact.
Well, I would hope that he - and his staff - can multi-task somewhat.
Being allowed to be a visitor? Also it's lose not loose: You'll lose the loose rope around your neck.
I was born in 84 and I think the stuff Johnny Cash did with Rick Rubin is amazing. Also he did loads more than him and Neil Diamond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin#List_of_al bums_produced
I'm pretty sure that's a disservice to both of them.
Well, it can do that. Even automagically resolves dependencies. Not that you'd care as you're just an anonymous troll but I thought I'd clarify for the non-loonies reading this.
HTH, HAND
Look, I appreciate that you're being friendly and offering help and all but really, do you think typing in /code makes you look cool or something? Cause really, it doesn't. Just reciprocating the friendliness.
Except videogames have been "pushing the envelope of appropriateness since its inception" too. And film went through some pretty dark times too before coming to be the all-swearing, all-bleeding, all-nude eyegasm that is today.
I can sort of see where you're going with board games, but I don't think rugby or American football, as played at the adult level, would be appropriate for children. So we have five-a-side and stuff like that for the kids existing alongside the adult version.
Just thinking aloud really, I can see where you're coming from but I doubt videogames will go the way of Monopoly et al.
A long way from a quarter of a billion dollars (Dr Evil BBC olol)
Can't believe this hasn't been pointed out yet but neither iD nor Valve are exactly garage enterprises. These are pretty big companies and you know, I find it really hard to believe that this never went past a lawyer. Programmers don't have to know anything at all about licenses and stuff like that because that's what the rest of the company is for.
Completely OT but what is that little /. icon I can see next to the friend/foe marker? Is that a new thing or am I just spectacularly dense? Also, what is it for? Surely if I'm reading the comments here I know how to find the front page? ;)
TIA if you find the time to answer these burning questions. Inquiring minds need to know!
I take it you've never had the honour of meeting rms then? That nutjob could hold back the best of causes
Is this some kind of joke I'm not getting? That is George Takei.
Thanks for that.
I wonder if that's more due to poor infrastructure or really the lawless wasteland that is Belgium. Just seems to me (as a Belgian) that I don't notice a higher % of people, either in my RL or on-line dealings, that I run in to an unusually larger percentage of Belgians downloading stuff.
Do you have a reference for that? Not trying to be a dick genuinely interested.
Same reason the EU had anti-trust actions against Microsoft. If you want to do business in the E.U. you have to abide by (some) of its laws.
I say some as I haven't seen the EU take action against Nike for using child-labour in sweatshops, which I'm pretty sure is illegal in the EU. If anyone could explain the difference I'd appreciate it.
That's like the third time you've used that link to make that that point, but I feel it does bear pointing out that nVidia has had issues with MS over the last few years. Officialy and quite publicly over patents concerning the original Xbox graphics card, but the conspiracy theorist in me also thinks of the rather nice linux support they have, especially compared to ATI.
;)
Don't really know if this long, rambling piece actually has a point any more so I'll just post anonymously
He didn't say MS shouldn't steal others ideas (everyone does it), he's saying that the guy is making a flawed statement, highlighting his lack of experience with anything non-windows. If he knew anything about the _ancient_ *nix security model, he wouldn't act like this is some amazing ms invention.
Also saying that if you wouldn't use anyone else's ideas, you'd use linux is incredibly funny, as linux is, at it's most basic level, a reverse-engineered unix.
Yeah cus the first thing I think when I'm reading an article is what colour the authors' hair is. Seriously though, how would you find good content just by what people look like? I guess these kinds of people watch RocketBoom or whatever it's called to get their tech news.